EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917) The Little Dancer, 14... Lot 9

EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917) The Little Dancer, 14 years old Bronze proof with a shaded brown patina Signed "Degas" on the left shoe Stamp of the Guastini foundry and letter S on the base Height : 69,4 cm Provenance Private collection, Paris La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans is a wax sculpture presented by Edgar Degas at the 1881 Exposition des Indépendants. The Degas Committee contractually authorized the reduction in bronze to a height of nearly 70 cm for 38 individually stamped bronzes as follows: 26 bronzes marked with the letters of the alphabet from A to Z. 9 bronzes marked I/IX to IX/IX. 1 bronze marked "HEIR" for the Degas Committee. 2 bronzes marked HC1/2 and HC2/2. This Little Dancer 70 cm letter S is registered in the computer base of the Committee. This registration is intended for the realization of a Catalogue Raisonné of the sculptures of Degas. A certificate from the Degas Committee dated 17 May 2021 will be given to the buyer.